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Produced by the legendary Joe Meek, Johnny Remember Me was a 1961 UK#1 hit single for John Leyton, backed by The Outlaws. It was Meek's first #1 production. Recounting the haunting - real or imagined - of a young man by his dead lover, the song is one of the most noted of the 'death ditties' that populated the transatlantic pop charts in the early to mid 1960s. It is distinguished in particular by its eerie, echoing sound (a hallmark of the Joe Meek production style) and by the ghostly, foreboding female wails that form its backing vocal (by Lissa Gray). The recording was arranged by Charles Blackwell. John Leyton is a British actor and singer. ... Joe Meek Joe Meek (born Robert George Meek; April 5, 1929 in Newent, Gloucestershire, England—February 3, 1967) was a pioneering British record producer and songwriter acknowledged as one of the worlds first and most imaginative independent producers. ... John Leyton is a British actor and singer. ... The Outlaws are an english instrumental band that recorded in the early 1960s. ...
Preceded by "You Don't Know" by Helen Shapiro
UK number one single "Johnny Remember Me" August 31, 1961 (4 weeks)
Succeeded by "Reach For The Stars/Climb Every Mountain" by Shirley Bassey
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